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The 2012 CFDA Award Nominees and Honorees
Womenswear Designer of the Year
Menswear Designer of the Year
Accessory Designer of the Year
Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Swarovski Award for Menswear
Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Media Award
Fashion Icon Award
Founders Award
International Award
Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
They may be celebrity designers, but it's their anonymously chic design aesthetic that continues to nab accolades.
Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
The oft-nominated duo famously shared the stage—and the Womenswear Designer of the Year statuette—with fashion's elder statesman Oscar de la Renta in 2007.
Marc Jacobs
The designer superstar already has three Womenswear awards, three Accessory awards, and one Menswear award in the display case at his Soho offices.
Billy Reid
The Alabama-based designer picked up the CFDA's Swarovski Award in 2001, when his line was known as William Reid. After a hiatus and a relaunch as the more down-home Billy, he's got the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund prize in his pocket and is gunning for the marquee menswear trophy.
Patrik Ervell
A three-time nominee for the CFDA's up-and-comers Swarovski Award, Ervell has jumped to the next level with his directional, slightly dystopic menswear.
Simon Spurr
Having recently departed his namesake collection, there are plenty of questions surrounding the British-born, New York-based designer—but as his nomination indicates, the question of his talent isn't one of them.
Alexander Wang
Other designers have picked up two Accessory awards, but nobody's done it in back-to-back years. Will the man behind the must-have Rocco bag go two-for-two?
Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
The cultishly collected PS1 bag landed this duo an Accessory Award in 2009. Expect to see plenty of the schoolgirl-style tote when they open their new Madison Avenue store.
Reed Krakoff
Having won two Accessory prizes while masterminding the reversal of Coach's fortunes, Krakoff is attempting to repeat history with a first-time award for the signature collection he launched two years ago.
Chris Peters & Shane Gabier for Creatures of the Wind
An outsider perspective makes this Chicago-based duo compelling to insiders, who gave the designers a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund runner-up prize and $100,000 last fall.
Joseph Altuzarra
Will last year's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner follow up his breakout Fall collection with the Swarovski Womenswear prize?
Erin Beatty & Max Osterweis for Suno
On the rise since 2008, this design team has made clashing prints and an artsy streak its calling cards. This is their first CFDA nomination.
Antonio Azzuolo
A veteran of Hermès and Ralph Lauren, the Canadian talent has maintained the precision he honed at his previous employers while adding a madcap streak that's all his own.
Phillip Lim
Having won a Swarovski Award for Womenswear back in 2007, Lim is back to try his hand at men's, a collection he currently shows in Paris.
Todd Snyder
The all-American designer cut his teeth at J.Crew, making good design affordable. Under his own name, he pushes toward luxe materials while keeping the casual ease.
Irene Neuwirth
This California girl and first-time CFDA nominee is almost always on the road, either sourcing the precious stones she uses in her jewelry designs or meeting her customers at trunk shows.
Pamela Love
With the runner-up prize from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund under her belt and a recent wedding, this New York jewelry designer is on a roll. This is her second Swarovski Award nomination.
Tabitha Simmons
This British-born model-turned-stylist-turned-designer was recently honored as the British Fashion Awards' Emerging Talent in Accessories. Will she replicate her win stateside?
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award: Tommy Hilfiger
Over his nearly 30-year career, this CFDA Award winner has earned himself a spot in the pantheon of American fashion, dressing everyone from Connecticut country clubbers to hip-hop stars.
The Media Award: Scott Schuman & Garance Doré
Two top street-style bloggers meet cute, fall in love, and conquer the Web together—forever altering the way fashion trends are covered and created.
The Fashion Icon Award: Johnny Depp
The leading man lauded for his acting chops and raffish good looks is now being honored for his eccentric personal style.
The Founders Award: Andrew Rosen
Born into the garment industry, Rosen founded Theory and has since brought Helmut Lang, Rag & Bone, and Proenza Schouler into his stable of successful downtown-cool brands. His mini-empire has earned him the accolade, New York's answer to LVMH.
The International Award: Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons
The woman behind Comme des Garçons has made a deep impact on the industry with her cerebral designs, never more so than with her audacious exercise in two-dimensional clothes for Fall.
Portrait of Hilfiger: Photo: Robert Phibbs / Courtesy of Tommy Hilfiger
